Politics
AUSTIN — Rep. Dale Thornton (R-TX), who has voted for every abortion restriction to reach the Texas House floor since 2011, introduced legislation Tuesday requiring the termination of any pregnancy that state actuaries project will consume more in lifetime public benefits than it generates in tax revenue. "I am pro-life," Thornton told reporters. "I'm just more pro-balanced-budget."
State Rep. Marisol Vega (D-Berkeley) says a stakeholder-led inclusion review found single-stall unisex facilities to be "spatially inequitable" and recommended their immediate removal statewide...
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Sen. Eleanor Whitcomb (D-MA) says disparate-impact analysis reveals historically marginalized communities are "catastrophically underrepresented" in rifle ownership...
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The $84 billion package cleared the state Senate 39-9 after sponsors reframed it as a contract settlement. "You cannot have a permanent grievance if we get a receipt," said its author...
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Gov. Rusty Kellerman (R-WY) seized three private utilities by executive order Monday morning. "The free market had its chance," he said, "and it browned out in July"...
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